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Ruukki to Supply Steel Frame, Facade for Technopolis Ruoholahti Helsinki Phase II
18 March 2011 - Ruukki will supply the steel frame and façade for the second construction phase of Technopolis Ruoholahti Helsinki.
Nippon Steel Group Offers Support to the Earthquake-Stricken Areas
17 March 2011 - Nippon Steel Group is donating ￥500 million for relief and reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11 Pacific Ocean earthquake.
Fortune Magazine Names Posco as World’s Most Admired Steel Company
17 March 2011 - Posco was selected as the most admired steel company by Fortune magazine, ranking first among metals companies in five of nine categories including innovation, HR management, managing ability, financial health and long-term investment.
Harsco Wins New Infrastructure Awards from Tata Group
16 March 2011 - Harsco receives new awards from Tata Group that further extend Harsco's ongoing industrial scaffolding support of facility maintenance at Tata Steel for an additional five years.
BHP Billiton Donates US$1 Million to Japanese Disaster Relief
16 March 2011 - BHP Billiton is making a donation of US$1 million to the Red Cross to assist with disaster relief in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Kashima Steelworks Makes First Shipment after Earthquake
16 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metals announced that its Kashima Steelworks shipped light-weight H beams, pipe piles and steel sheets this week, the facility’s first shipment since the March 11 earthquake.
Gerdau, Rio Government Announce Investment of R$ 2.47 billion
16 March 2011 - The state government of Rio de Janeiro and Gerdau have announced investments of R$ 2.47 billion to increase the production of steel and rolled products at Gerdau’s Cosigua mill.
Additional Details on Effects from Earthquake, Tsunami, Power Outages
15 March 2011 - Goldman Sachs summarizes information from company statements and news reports regarding damages to steel production facilities in Japan following the March earthquake and tsunami. The company is estimating approximately 23% of capacity has received some level of damages or production curtailment.
Nippon Steel Reports on Impact of Tohoku Pacific Earthquake
15 March 2011 - Nippon Steel reported on the earthquake’s effects on company facilities, and the countermeasures the company has taken as of March 13, 2011.
Kobe Steel Reports on Impact of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake
15 March 2011 - Kobe Steel reports no injuries or casualties among company employees in the March 11 earthquake. Production has restarted at Fujisawa, while damages are still being assessed at Moka.
Metinvest Certified to Ship Rebars to Belarus
14 March 2011 - Metinvest has completed certification of reinforcing bars for the market of the Republic of Belarus based on the standards for this region.
Sumitomo Extinguishes Fire, Plans for Restart at Kashima Following Earthquake
14 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metals reports that it did not have any injuries or casualties related to the 8.9-magnitude earthquake on March 11. A fire in the Kashima Works’ coke gas holder has been extinguished.
Qatar Steel Plans to Expand Steelmaking Facility
11 March 2011 - Qatar Steel has initiated a new project to increase the company’s overall production, including the addition of a new 110-tonne EAF, 110-tonne ladle furnace, and 6-strand high speed billet caster.
Tenova TAKRAF to Expand SUEK Coal Export Terminal
11 March 2011 - Tenova TAKRAF and Siberian Coal Energy Company have signed a contract for the expansion and upgrading of the SUEK owned coal export terminal Vanino in Russia.
MMK-Atakas Commissions EAF Facility
11 March 2011 - MMK-Atakas, a joint venture of OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) and Atakas Group, commissioned an electric arc furnace facility at its industrial complex in Iskenderun, Turkey.
Essar Africa Holdings to Acquire Interest in ZISCO Assets
11 March 2011 - The Government of Zimbabwe and Essar Africa Holdings have reached an agreement for the revival of the operational assets of Zimbabwe Iron and Steel, with Essar Africa Holdings acquiring a significant interest in ZISCO’s steel operations as well as its mining operations.
Mechel Begins Test Melting of Uvatsk Quartzites
10 March 2011 - Mechel OAO’s Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant began test melting of an industrial probe of quartzites from the plant’s own resource base, the Uvatsk deposit.
Ruukki to Deliver Steel Structures for New Office, Retail Premises in Helsinki
10 March 2011 - Ruukki is to deliver steel structures worth more than EUR 3 million for a new six-story, 26,400-square-metre property for Tapiola Mutual Pension Insurance Co.
ArcelorMittal Honored as SAM Sector Mover
09 March 2011 - ArcelorMittal was recently highlighted in the SAM 2010 Sustainability Yearbook, and also received two distinctions as a "SAM Sector Mover" and as a "SAM Bronze Class" company.
JSW Steel Posts 8% growth in Crude Steel Production in February
09 March 2011 - JSW Steel Ltd reports the production of 541,000 tonnes of crude steel in February 2011, an 8% growth compared to 502,000 tonnes in February of 2010.
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